The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-24

TIE Narrow Escaps or Sci Tnyier frea
Torture snd Death NE the stake.

TIE Narrow Escape OF Sci Tnyfer nrenA
Torture sad Death Mt the stake.
Icame West whom was II years Of age
(said old Sol Taylor Of Georgetown, Colorado.
the other day. and now I'm bit over 60.
You can ngeor that up and sec how long I've
been diminishing with Indians, grizzlies. pan
theirs. rattlesnakes, and the other pesky var
mits OF mountain. plain, and prairie. There
hasn't been an Indian war for the last holt Gem
fury that haven't had hand fn and reckon
Two had as many stnnd-up 1iEhts on my
own hook as any scout or hunter you
can name. have boon captured and
put to tho torture twice, md been
captured and got away without torture three
or four times. In times OF pence have Iivod
with tho Pawnees, Klowas. Apnches, Sioux,
Cheyennes, and Blackfeet, and in times OF war
have fought oil these tribes. Mobile l am,
therefore. a purity good Judge Of Indian natur,
ana whom you ask me which tribe Of redskins
has the most honor reply that mover yet saw
an Indian whom would trust o rod The only
reason that some Of em have served tho Cow
ornmont as scouts and traitors Ia because they
happened to hate their own kind just then q
little wuss than they did the white man. How
ever. yon want some Of my own adventures.
BoioTs the days q railroads 10 the West, as
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lhis state OF affairs continued up to 1866 and
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ana scodaby e to s h rsaakf
ya I @ g Il ha tho py Tas q shs ra
ing Off OF a few scouts and suryeyors would
a WORK ard By the tTs the road was
ron 81 Il and dSns bats T4s
20 spay the
those thus In The Ave months 81
better. We did not lose noar az many ,pen. In
ansye tSss
My capture occurred one morning IN Sep.
ember One Of tho q the r1a haa
had been gone, two 6r three hours before he
n T SIX q as stsrted out on FOOT 70 hunt him
A. cnsh o y snsM f Ss Wa1 n fhers
had boon wounded that afternoon within hall
mile Of our camp Each h, man ps;n o. qs .n wnS
but there was no hesitatlns OF hssgInE back
on tina. account Our camp was close to the
sTsam ana rhe S water ' was 10 .Ssp wsss
deep and had no trouble r. reaohng tho
ssSe so 6as s2Rs va %as u rna
and had no Of any ny sor MY
onss sh sssas s1nf 5
ST ksS m fri hse Hnsf 10 ss e
Ssnt back TO the staytins point and bore to t6e
thas fene Indians s snddeny rose up i from the
HssI ssas6 az ut 81
rs es fa sssis
Walk SO str into the trap that WIS done
05 ye H5s sasS sa es noE. s
q them tripped ne np: and ana ths other two w.,
northwest MOI on trot. This was maintained for
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ieonss ap ar "a that arde WsEs anything
but nsroeA6Ie, can assure you. The fact that
b5a anns a x shS %s Of spda
fssa &c eg da heap
sshrs sn fnd sa s.
tightly that [ wns. o. constant sufferer. and
as dns fsR ny sn al show @
carry out any scheme. Sewell was mounted
s6s h3fss inst ahead be h.t Of "sa and
nerve nc: ZIP Kept up constant lamentation,
and wss CONTINUALLY beseeeRing me not IT., to lot
OBJECT on him and to como out OF his spell and
ar s yss1 ss Ess Il soSS % h Rs
done, i Tor Heard the indians Floating over ne
Rrospeet when.he should come t, to the stake,
!nsS ns Sas' spa ssf gig ofs
safac cSns e in NE 8Sas They nsepdsd
sss ga
on Ths Por sS! an Ssd besa
I'll e bos RFsR as
LEE Ss ss d shes
enogd wod 3n ns T Identity ~ Sns had
when throe warriors. looked In on me; gave
start Of surprise. and one OF them called at the
last Msr se i ~ WIZ hunter Who has RiIIed
The cat vas oas 4 the bag, as the old saying
goes. and stood there and faced them and
knew that was doomed to the most horrible
fortunes they could invent.
They did not keep me long In waiting. Tho
knowledge OF my Identity whetted their savage
appctites and while the warriors who captured
MS wero eating breakfast tho rest OF the village
was nstir with preparations. Tho camp was In
q bit OF valley. on the left bank Of Smoky Hill
p3aH Mi. daw
into tho ground in the contre OF the village.
Tho ono Intended for mo was almost in front
Of my tepeo. and stood at the entrance and
More than thar. supa out to them In a steady
voice. IN theiE own diaIeeti M, nah,
Yop shall SEQ how no will tear It up ~
t., ny words we're received with shouts Of sat
in man as much as the Indians. Thoy arc
will shorten his torture. Feoiing that my time
had como, ana honing to provoke some OF them
names OF half dozen Of tho tribe whom had
sent to tho happy hunting grounds. Some OF
mo ri yau IN ~ h,,t